3.4.10.A Explain concepts about the structure and properties of matter.
S11.C.2.2 Demonstrate that different ways of obtaining, transforming, and distributing energy have different environmental consequences.
S11.C.2.2.1 Explain the environmental impacts of energy use by various economic sectors (e.g., mining, logging, transportation) on environmental systems.
3.4.10.B Analyze energy sources and transfers of heat.
S11.D.1.1 Explain and analyze the forces in the lithosphere that continually shape Earth.
S11.D.1.1.1 Classify and describe major types of rocks (i.e., igneous – granite, basalt, obsidian, pumice; sedimentary – limestone, sandstone, shale, coal; and metamorphic – slate, quartzite, marble, gneiss) and minerals (e.g., quartz, calcite, dolomite, clay, feldspar, mica, halite, pyrite) by their origin and formation.
3.5.10.A Relate earth features and processes that change the earth.
S11.D.1.2 Analyze how human-made systems impact the management and distribution of natural resources.
S11.D.1.2.1 Evaluate factors affecting availability, location, extraction, and use of natural resources.
3.5.10.B Explain sources and uses of earth resources.
S11.D.1.2.2 Explain the impact of obtaining and using natural resources for the production of energy and materials (e.g., resource renewal, amount of pollution, deforestation).
3.8.10.A Analyze the relationship between societal demands and scientific and technological enterprises.
4.2.10.B Evaluate factors affecting availability of natural resources.
4.2.10.C Analyze how man-made systems have impacted the management and distribution of natural resources.
4.8.10.A Analyze how society’s needs relate to the sustainability of natural resources.
4.8.10.B. Analyze the relationship between the use of natural resources and sustaining our society.
4.8.10.C. Analyze how human activities may cause changes in an ecosystem.
4.8.10.D Explain how the concept of supply and demand affects the environment.
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